They were in Beijing during the Moon Festival.
This was left in their room with a slice of moon
cake and fruit on the morning of. Mr. P is now reallllly into moon cakes.
The telephone at Red Wall
Garden Inn in Beijing!
Mr. P and his reading glasses with the Shi ji (Records of the Grand
Historian) by Sima Qian, China's first
historian. Pickle is deeply immersed in
Chinese history!
The Chinese zodiac! This shot was taken at my
beautiful courtyard style hotel in Beijing.What sign is Mr. P?! I guess he's a Leo.
Yicheng Museum in Hubei Province. He's off to look
at antlered motifs! Yep.
FYI, the main point of the trip was to look
at antlered things.
Tofu Pudding in Wuhan.
Wuhan graffiti
Dreaming of eternity in Wuhan.
Where are these red steps leading Mr. P in Wuhan?!
Here is Mr. Pickle in front Tiananmen Gate with the
portrait of Mao Zedong in the background.
Tiananmen Gate leads into the Forbidden City.
Tiananmen Square
Mr. P taking in some art at the National Museum, Beijing
Afternoon coffee with Cortney and Ellen at the National
Museum, Beijing. The cup and saucer have cool
bronze and jade motifs from Chinese art
history! Eek!
Mr. Pickle with his comrades. National Museum,
Beijing (near Tiananmen Square).
798 is the contemporary art district. Lots of
galleries and shops in this area. There used
to be more artists working here, but it has
been commercialized in recent years. There is
still a lot of cool contemporary Chinese art
to be seen here though. Mr. Pickle found some great statue friends to hang out with!
Panda Mandy at 798 Beijing
798 Beijing. This dude with a D on his suit is super cute!
More panda lovin' at 798 Beijing
All signs point to --> 798 Beijing
Touching. 798 Beijing.
798 Beijing
798 Beijing
And so ends another fantastic voyage for this lucky nomadic pickle.
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He'd love to travel with you in 2014. He has a lot of states to still visit! Check out his itinerary and see if he fits in your schedule! Summer is travelin' time!
